Yesterday I photographed two Greater Yellowlegs at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, there was snow on the ground and all around Farmington Bay the snow was falling heavily. It might seem odd to see shorebirds as winter begins to grip the Salt Lake Valley but there are still some shorebirds that are migrating through Utah to their warmer wintering grounds further south, I have seen Greater Yellowlegs at Farmington Bay until the end of December. I also had fun photographing several Wilson’s Snipe, a few sparrows and lots of American Pipits. For the first time in a long time I even filled my memory card.

The light wasn’t terrific at first yesterday morning but the clouds did dissipate later on. This image was taken when the light wasn’t the best and I will post more photos taken of this Greater Yellowlegs in better light another time.

I wanted to share this Greater Yellowlegs image today because I enjoy the weird looking, distorted reflection caused by the shorebird wading through the shallow water as it foraged. I think the reflection adds visual interest that might not be there if the reflection wasn’t distorted.